So the Epic Real Estate podcast advertises Epicfastfunding.com which is really Seedcapital.

Does that mean there are only four REOs listed or are some of the retail properties likely REOs that are not advertised as such or are hidden?

If you have cash to put out on the street you can make a great return, you'd make more if you advertise  that you will fund transactions for an equity position.Charles Parrish

Anyways, when you advertise for your rental does that advertised price include the HOA fee or not?  

If you're in East Lake, it's city of Atlanta, trendy, high taxes but the Drew Charter Schools could be a draw for the right family. 

It was advertised that he wouldn't have to deal with agents taking a commission and here he sees the investors making several thousand, which could be arguably the similar to a commission of some sort.How do you deal with people like that, and at an extreme case where the seller may even tear the contract up and threaten to get his shot gun.Has anyone tried anything creative, other than back to back closings and double fees, that may help a transaction go smoothly with sellers like this?

Leasing should be the same as an apartment, meaning you advertise it as a 3 bed condo and people who want a SFH won't apply.

You need a license to advertise a property, no option can give you the right to advertise or show a property and not be considered a listing agreement, such agreements may cause the option to be an installment sale as well. 

Not just Truth in Advertising, but also fair dealing in contracts, pricing, representations made, deceptive and misleading practices, in a nut shell, the wholesaler's worst nightmare.

If you are curious I dug up an old ad that someone was using as a scam at one of our properties.Note the low rent (market rent was $1200 on this unit).Here is an example of an actual scam advertisement that was posted on Craigslist:Thanks for your interest and inquiries about my house.